Basil Sydney

Basil Sydney

Actor Apr 23 (died age 73) Essex, England, UK 1920–1962 (42 year career)
5.8 avg rating

Biography

Basil Sydney (23 April 1894 – 10 January 1968) was an English stage and screen actor. Sydney made his name in 1915 in the London stage hit Romance by Edward Sheldon, with Broadway star Doris Keane, and he costarred with Keane in the 1920 silent film of the play. The couple married in 1918, and when Keane revived Romance in New York City in 1921, Sydney made his Broadway debut in the parts. He stayed in New York for over a decade playing classical roles such as Mercutio in Romeo and Juliet (1922…

Known For

Filmography

Acting (50)

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Movies (46)

The Hands of Orlac

The Hands of Orlac

1960

as Maurice Seidelman

3.9
The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

The 3 Worlds of Gulliver

1960

as Emperor of Lilliput

6.6
A Story of David

A Story of David

1960

as King Saul

4.2
John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

1959

as Sir William Young

5.9
The Devil's Disciple

The Devil's Disciple

1959

as Lawyer Hawkins

6.6
A Question of Adultery

A Question of Adultery

1958

as Sir John Loring

3.3
Island in the Sun

Island in the Sun

1957

as Julian Fleury

6.6
Mayerling

Mayerling

1957

as The Emperor Franz Joseph

5.5
Sea Wife

Sea Wife

1957

as Bulldog

5.2
Around the World in 80 Days

Around the World in 80 Days

1956

as Reform Club Member

6.6
The Dam Busters

The Dam Busters

1955

as Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris G.C.B., O.B.E., A.F.C.

6.9
Simba

Simba

1955

as Mr Crawford

6.4
Hell Below Zero

Hell Below Zero

1954

as Bland

6.7
Star of India

Star of India

1954

as King Louis XIV

3.7
Salome

Salome

1953

as Pontius Pilate

5.7
Three's Company

Three's Company

1953

as Dr. Graham

Ivanhoe

Ivanhoe

1952

as Waldemar Fitzurse

6.8
The Magic Box

The Magic Box

1952

as William Fox-Talbot

6.4
Treasure Island

Treasure Island

1950

as Captain Smollett

6.6
The Angel with the Trumpet

The Angel with the Trumpet

1950

as Francis Alt

6.3
Hamlet

Hamlet

1948

as Claudius - The King

7.4
The Man Within

The Man Within

1947

as Sir Henry Merriman

5.7
Jassy

Jassy

1947

as Nick Helmar

5.4
Meet Me at Dawn

Meet Me at Dawn

1947

as Georges Vermorel

7.0
Caesar and Cleopatra

Caesar and Cleopatra

1945

as Rufio

6.2
The Next of Kin

The Next of Kin

1942

as Naval captain

5.1
Went the Day Well?

Went the Day Well?

1942

as Major Hammond / Kommandant Orlter

7.2
The Black Sheep of Whitehall

The Black Sheep of Whitehall

1942

as Costello

7.8
Spring Meeting

Spring Meeting

1941

as James

4.8
Ships with Wings

Ships with Wings

1941

as Capt. Fairfax

4.0
The Farmer's Wife

The Farmer's Wife

1941

as Samuel Sweetland

6.0
Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing

Bits of Our Aircraft are Missing

1940

as (uncredited)

6.0
The Four Just Men

The Four Just Men

1939

as Frank Snell

6.0
Blind Man's Bluff

Blind Man's Bluff

1936

as Dr. Peter Fairfax

Rhodes of Africa

Rhodes of Africa

1936

as Dr. Jim Jameson

6.0
Talk of the Devil

Talk of the Devil

1936
The Amateur Gentleman

The Amateur Gentleman

1936

as Louis Chichester

4.0
Accused

Accused

1936

as Eugene Roget

Crime Over London

Crime Over London

1936

as 'Joker' Finnigan

6.0
The Riverside Murder

The Riverside Murder

1935

as Inspector Philip Winton

5.2
The Tunnel

The Tunnel

1935

as Mostyn

5.3
Dirty Work

Dirty Work

1934

as Hugh Stafford

The Third Clue

The Third Clue

1934

as Reinhardt Conway

3.0
The Midshipmaid

The Midshipmaid

1932

as Cmdr. Fosberry

Red Hot Romance

Red Hot Romance

1922

as Rowland Stone

Romance

Romance

1920
9.0